DHAKA: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi`s sons, has appeared in court in Zintan, west of the capital Tripoli, on security charges and his trial was adjourned until December, a lawyer said.

‘Saif al-Islam Gaddafi appeared before the Zintan court that decided to adjourn the trial until December 12 to allow the attendance of other accused in the case,’ the lawyer, who was present in court, told media on Thursday, reports Al Jazeera.

He was also due at a separate pre-trial hearing in the capital on Thursday on security charges related to the 2011 uprising that toppled his father, but there were doubts whether his ex-rebel captors in Zintan would allow this.

Officials had earlier said that he may join 36 other former regime members in a pre-trial session in Tripoli over charges of murder and crimes allegedly committed during Libya’s 2011 uprising.

Abdel-Qader Radwan, the prosecutor general, said that Saif al-Islam would be facing an ‘indictment chamber’ on Thursday at Tripoli Criminal Court.

Abdullah al-Senoussi, Gaddafi’s former spy chief, would also appear, he said.

He said that the hearing would not be open to the public.

‘This is an investigation phase, not a court session,’ he said.

BDST: 1727 HRS, SEPT 19, 2013
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